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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Think boats. Think water. Think fish. Think lots of pretty girls and handsome youth during Chase County Schools’ (CCS) prom this weekend. “Rolling in the Deep” is the theme of this year’s prom, to be held th...
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In the April 4 Imperial Republican and Wauneta Breeze, a press release provided by Chase County Community Hospital contained information relating to the Mini-Health Fair being conducted by Chase County Community Hospital April 22-30. That article containe...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican It was a highly successful State FFA Convention for the Imperial FFA chapter. Five State Proficiency championships, two teams headed for national competition, two runner-up teams, one third-place and one fourth-place ...
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Despite an extreme drought and indicators of weaker agricultural earnings on the horizon, Nebraska’s agricultural land markets remain strong, with an overall increase of 25 percent in the last year, according to preliminary findings from the University ...
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By Nate JenkinsAsst. Mgr., Upper Republican NRD Farmers interested in using soil-moisture probes during the upcoming irrigation season can now apply for cost-share under a program administered by the Upper Republican Natural Resources District (URNRD). Th...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Land values in Chase and surrounding counties have followed the statewide trend of higher prices. Local appraiser Tom Luhrs of Imperial said values for irrigated have risen in Chase, Dundy and Perkins County to leve...
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The private pesticide training that was to be held at the UNL West Central Research and Extension Center on April 9 has been postponed to Friday, April 12. It will be held at the same location at 1:30 p.m. CT sharp. If you have any questions contact th...
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By Russ Pankonin, The Imperial Republican As those words roll off your lips, you immediately hear the tune in your head and all of the sudden, you hear yourself singing the Nebraska fight song. “There is no place like Nebraska . . . Good old Nebraska...
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By Sheri Hink-WagnerThe Wauneta Breeze Travelers on highway 6 between Wauneta and Hamlet may experience delays as work begins on a $3.4 million project which includes bridge work, widening and resurfacing the highway. Project inspectors indicated work to...
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Tower climbers completed an upgrade on the Viaero Wireless tower in Imperial Monday. The upgrade enables the carrier to offer 4G data speeds to their customers. 4G is the fourth generation of cell phone mobile communication technology. Smartphone users wi...
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By Brenda Johnson BrandtThe Holyoke Enterprise Huge trees were uprooted, airport hangars blew away, buildings were leveled, a semi overturned, and much of the town lost power Monday evening, April 8, when a spring storm roared into Holyoke, Colo. Reports ...
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The man known as Kayakjak, Marty Hughes of Benkelman, will loan his expertise to the SCORE (Science Camps Offer Rewarding Experiences) this June. He will teach individual sessions at Champion Lake June 12-14. Students in grades 1-4 will have the opportuni...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican The drought’s over—at least for the Longhorn boys track team. For the first time since 2007, the Longhorns brought a track meet title back home to Imperial. The Longhorns scored 121 points en route to capturing...
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By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Chase County’s Longhorn girls finished in the middle of the pack Saturday at the E. Lee Todd Invitational at Grant. Coach Al Zuege said the girls’ fifth place finish would have likely been better had he not bee...
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A quilt and needlework auction held by the Friends of the Library at Lied Imperial Public Library Saturday raised just under $800 for the library. About 20 people participated in the auction, which sold quilts, material, needlepoint kits and much more. Ab...
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Two Chase County Schools students took first place and two took second place in the ESU #16 Science Olympiad competition in Ogallala March 27. Justin German and Mason Holmes took first place in the Forensics competition. German and Brian Burpo took second...
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Home meet this Saturday at ELGC
By Russ PankoninThe Imperial Republican Sophomore Freddie Kasselman paced the Longhorn varsity golfers in their opening meet at Bayard April 2. Kasselman put together rounds of 40 on the front side followed by a 42 on the ...
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Time to dust off the shot gun and hit the trap range. Anyone interested in shooting trap is invited to join the Plainsman Rifle and Pistol Club on Tuesday nights starting April 23. Shooting will start at 6 p.m. League participants will be shooting 50 roun...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican The cheers and groans bounced off the walls of the Wellington School gym Sunday as 19 Cub Scouts from Pack 199 participated in the annual Pinewood Derby. All of those participating received a medal or a ribbon. Awards...
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By Carolyn LeeThe Imperial Republican Twelve students at Chase County Schools were inducted into National Honor Society March 22, following a potluck dinner at the school. The newest members are sophomores Jessica Hartman, Mindy Castle, Brian Burpo, Jane...
